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Zuma’s departure strengthens prospect of economic recovery
15 February 2018 – IRR chief executive Frans Cronje believes President Jacob Zuma’s resignation could herald a recovery in South Africa’s economic growth rate to between 1.7% and 1.9% this year.
IRR warning on suicide mortality rate
12 February 2018 – IRR analyst Tawanda Makombo examines the issue of South Africa’s suicide mortality rate.
The EFF’s Internal Revolution
8 February 2018 - ‘The EFF’s Internal Revolution’, the latest report from the IRR, documents the extraordinary turnover rate of MPs inside the party’s national caucus, and examines its organizational culture.
South Africa, State of the Nation in 2018: Prognosis for Reform
7 February 2018 – “South Africa, State of the Nation in 2018: Prognosis for Reform”, the latest report from the Centre for Risk Analysis at the IRR, is a timely analysis of the fundamental steps that will be needed to convert the country’s newfound optimism at the ascendancy of Cyril Ramaphosa into the substantive and measurable gains South Africa so desperately needs.
Mining and People: The Impact of Mining on the South African Economy and Living Standards
6 February 2018 - “Mining and People: The Impact of Mining on the South African Economy and Living Standards”, latest @Liberty report from the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), is a comprehensive survey of mining’s critical role in the economy and in the lives of people, both in mining communities and far beyond them.
Will ‘Ramaphosa effect’ save SA from taxing itself into prosperity?
2 February 2018 - Will ‘Ramaphosa effect’ save SA from taxing itself into prosperity?, the January edition of Fast Facts from the Centre for Risk Analysis at the IRR, provides a comprehensive picture of taxpayers and tax revenues collected.
ANC voters want Ramaphosa and “pro-business” policies - IRR report
30 January 2018 – Distinguished political analyst R W Johnson provides an “unrivalled picture of the country’s mood on the cusp of a great change”.
Best township schools point way to overhauling education
25 January 2018 – Policy Fellow John Kane-Berman’s report acknowledges the achievements of a sample of 12 top-scoring public and independent schools in Gauteng, and reveals the scope for significant improvements in South Africa’s notoriously deficient education system.
Van Onselen joins the IRR
17 January 2018 - Acclaimed political commentator and columnist, Gareth van Onselen, will be joining the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR) as its new Head of Politics and Governance from January 22.
Expropriation without Compensation: not just about land
12 January 2018 - The Institute of Race Relations has taken note of the widespread confusion around the proposal adopted by the African National Congress at its recent elective conference pledging expropriation without compensation to drive land reform.
Deep and dangerous: Health and safety in our mines - IRR Report
15 December 2017 - The latest @Liberty report from the IRR (Institute of Race Relations) – “Deep and Dangerous: Health and Safety in Our Mines” – seeks to explain the current safety and health rules and explore the ways in which they are being implemented.
The Eastern Cape is the most homophobic province - IRR report
5 December 2017 - Violence against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community is most common in the Eastern Cape Province. This is one of the findings in the IRR’s November 2017 Fast Facts report.
